The MUSIC HALL & RADIO DAYS DELUXE Collection pairs the pure entertainment of the golden age of music hall with the music of popular British radio shows of the 40s & 50s - Family Favourites, Housewives' Choice & Workers' Playtime.
Three decades of Britain's favourites music - from the 30s, 40s & 50s.
The Glorious Old Time Music Hall
Man Who Broke The Bank At Monte Carlo - Charles Coborn * Any Iron Old Iron - Harry Champion * The Lion And Albert - Stanley Holloway * Underneath The Arches - Flanagan & Allen * Cheeky Chappie - Max Miller * Bee Song - Arthur Askey * Me And My Tune - Max Wall * Der Fuehrer's Face - Tommy Trinder * First Time I've Done That - George Robey * Leaning On The Lampost - George Formby * Everything Stops For Tea - Jack Buchanan. And many, many more!
Disc 1
1
The Man Who Broke The Bank At Monte Carlo
Charles Coborn
2
I Belong To Glasgow
Will Fyfe
3
It's The First Time I've Ever Done That
George Robey
4
Don't Have Any More, Missus Moore
Lily Morris
5
Keep Right On To The End Of The Road
Harry Lauder
6
She Was Poor But She Was Honest
Billy Bennett
7
The Laughing Policeman
Charles Penrose
8
Down At The Old Bull And Bush
Florrie Ford
9
Any Old Iron?
Harry Champion
10
When Father Papered The Parlour
Billy Williams
11
Jolly Good Luck To The Girl Who Loves A Soldier
Vesta Tilley
12
Lily Of Laguna
Eugene Stratton
13
The Whistling Bowery Boy
Albert Whelan
14
The Grandfather's Clock
George Formby, Snr
15
Joshua
Clarice Mayne
16
A Little Of What You Fancy
Marie Lloyd
17
Burlington Bertie From Bow
Ella Shields
18
Hello, Hello Who's Your Lady Friend
Harry Fragson
19
Silver Bell
Gertie Gitana
20
On The Margate Boat
Lily Langtry
21
If It Wasn't For The 'ouses In Between
Gus Elen
22
Wait 'til I'm His Father
Dan Leno
23
Our Little Nipper
Albert Chevalier
Disc 2
1
The Bee Song
Arthur Askey
2
The Lion And Albert
Stanley Holloway
3
Joe Ramsbottom Buys A Piano
Norman Evans
4
Mary From The Dairy
Max Miller
5
A Surrealist Alphabet
Clapham and Dwyer
6
Walter, Walter (Lead Me To The Altar)
Gracie Fields
7
When I'm Cleaning Windows
George Formby
8
Ain't It Grand to Be Bloomin' Well Dead
Leslie Sarony
9
Shirts
Lupino Laine
10
Cheeke Chappie
Max Miller
11
Leaning On A Lamp Post
George Formby
12
Convict 99
Will Hay
13
Nobody Loves A Fairy When She's Forty
Tessie O'Shea
14
(We're Gonna Hang Out) The Washing On The Siegfried Line
Elsie & Doris Waters
15
I Don't Do Things Like That
Tommy Trinder
16
Little Betty Bouncer
Flotsam & Jetsam
17
The Coronation Girls
Elsie & Doris Waters
18
Play The Game, You Cads!
The Western Boys
19
Underneath The Arches
Flanagan & Allen
20
With Her Head Tucked Underneath Her Arm
Stanley Holloway
21
Everything Stops For Tea
Jack Buchanan
22
Little Dolly Daydream
GH Elliott
23
The Biggest Aspidistra In The World
Gracie Fields
Disc 3
1
We're In The Army Now
Fred Emney & Leslie Henson
2
When You're In Love
Ronnie Ronalde
3
The Home Guard (The Day War Broke Out)
Robb Wilton
4
Confidentially
Reg Dixon
5
Der Fuehrer's Face
Tommy Trinder
6
Sid Plays Golf
Sid Field & Jerry Desmond
7
Bless 'Em All
George Formby
8
Me An' Old Charlie
Bernard Miles
9
Let Bygones Be Bygones
Issy Bonn
10
FDR Jones
Flanagan & Allen
11
In The Deepest Shelter In Town
Florence Desmond
12
Blackout Bells
Douglas Byng
13
In A Shady Nook (By A Babbling Brook)
Donald Peers
14
So Deep Is The Night
Anne Ziegler and Webster Booth
15
Who Is That Man (Who Looks Like Charlie Chaplin)
Tommy Handley
16
Kiss Me Goodnight, Sergeant Major
Arthur Askey
17
Sam Goes To It
Stanley Holloway
18
Tells A Couple
Cyril Fletcher
19
The Sound of Silence
Nosmo King
20
I Fell In Love With An Airman
Tessie O'Shea
21
Three Little Fishes
Frankie Howerd
Radio Days
From classic ballads to comic cuts and great instrumentals: With A Song In My Heart - Andre Kostelanetz Orchestra * You Are My Heart's Delight - Richard Tauber * Ask Anyone Who Knows - Ink Spots * Home Cookin' - Margaret Whiting and Bob Hope * Brahn Boots - Stanley Holloway * A Nice Cup Of Tea - Binnie Hales * When I'm Cleaning Windows - George Formby * We'll Gather Lilacs - Anne Ziegler and Webster Booth. Plus many, many more!
Disc 1
1
With A Song In My Heart
Andre Kostelanetz and his Orchestra
2
Be My Love
Mario Lanza
3
Bewitched
Bill Snyder, his Piano and Orchestra
4
I'll Be With You In Apple Blossom Time
The Andrews Sisters
5
O My Beloved Father from 'Gianni Schicchi'
Joan Hammond
6
I'll Be Seeing You
Frank Sinatra
7
I'm Getting Sentimental Over You
Tommy Dorsey and his Orchestra
8
Lay Down Your Arms
Anne Shelton
9
I've Got A Lovely Bunch of Coconuts
Billy Cotton and his Band
10
Ballin' The Jack
Danny Kaye
11
Harry Lime Theme
Anton Karas and his Zither
12
Whispering Grass (Don't Tell The Trees)
The Ink Spots
13
Busy Line
Rose Murphy
14
It's Been A Long, Long Time
Bing Crosby
15
Beloved Be Faithful
Petula Clark
16
The Trolley Song
Judy Garland
17
Softly Softly
Ruby Murray
18
Charmaine
Mantovani and his Orchestra
19
Cry
Johnnie Ray
20
You Belong To Me
Jo Stafford
21
Too Young
Jimmy Young
22
High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me)
Frankie Laine
Disc 2
1
In Party Mood (Housewives' Choice)
West End Celebrity Orchestra
2
A Nice Cup Of Tea
Binnie Hale
3
You Are My Heart's Delight
Richard Tauber
4
The Anniversary Waltz
Bing Crosby
5
Because
Mario Lanza
6
It's A Long Way
Frank Sinatra
7
Home Cookin'
Margaret Whiting & Bob Hope
8
Friendship
Judy Garland & Johnnie Mercer
9
That Lovely Weekend
Dorothy Carless
10
Oh Johnny, Oh Johnny, Oh!
The Andrews Sisters
11
Far Away Places
Bing Crosby
12
Over The Rainbow
Judy Garland
13
Wunderbar
Mantovani and his Orchestra
14
High Heels
Sidney Torch and his Orchestra
15
Marching Strings
Ray Martin and his Orchestra
16
If I Had Wings
David Hughes
17
Hey Neighbor
Flanagan & Allen
18
Mockin' Bird Hill
Patti Page
19
Swedish Rhapsody
Mantovani and his Orchestra
20
Somewhere Along The Way
Nat King Cole
21
Dear Hearts And Gentle People
Bing Crosby
22
Mona Lisa
Nat King Cole
Disc 3
1
Calling All Workers
Eric Coates and Symphony Orchestra
2
I'm The Man Who's Deputising For The Bull
Frankie Howerd
3
The Old Bazaar In Cairo
Cheerful Charlie Chester and his Gang
4
When I'm Cleaning Windows
George Formby
5
Powder Your Face With Sunshine
Donald Peers
6
The Day War Broke Out (The Home Guard)
Robb Wilton
7
Blue Eyed Blonde Next Door
George Formby
8
Have You Seen My Chickens?
Tommy Handley & Jean Allistonem
9
We'll Gather Lilacs (Now That You're Home Once More)
Anne Ziegler and Webster Booth
10
How Lucky You Are
The Andrews Sisters
11
The People Upstairs
The Western Brothers
12
The Bee Song
Arthur Askey
13
Brahn Boots
Stanley Holloway
14
Medley No 108: Unforgettable, Tell Me Why, Saturday Rag, Cry, We Won't Live In A Castle, Be My Life's Companion
Charlie Kunz
15
Black and White Rag
Winifred Attwell
16
Two Odd Odes: a. Theophilus and his Operation b. The Fan
Cyril Fletcher
17
This Ole House
Alma Cogan
18
Sugar Bush
Eve Boswell